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Religion's persistent and new visibility in political life has prompted a significant global debate. One of this debate's key features concerns the nature and impact of secularization. This collection of essays draws together leading sociologists, historians, philosophers of religion, and political theorists in order to provide a broad and up-to-date account of religion after secularization. Contributors explore the meaning and conceptual legacies of religion, as well as the unique features of the Australian case such as religion as it relates to law, education, gender, media, and radical political movements. Intervening in the current debate, this book provides summative accounts of the historical, cultural, and legal interactions that have informed Australia’s relationship to religion and secularization. Contributors critically analyze and engage with secular political theory concerning the public sphere, while also dissecting deliberative politics and democratic practices.This book propels the debate over religion’s place in public life in new directions and promotes urgently needed public understanding.
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Australian Case
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After Secularization
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Epilogue
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“This very welcome and interdisciplinary volume addresses both sides of the question. It presents, first, a variety of Australian perspectives on the past and possible futures of secularization. It offers, in addition, a theoretical contribution to questions of secularism, democracy, and modernity through a re-examination of key debates in philosophy, theology, and social theory.” (Stephanie Wright, Reading Religion, readingreligion.org, May, 2016)
Editors and Affiliations
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Paul Babie, Adelaide Law School, Australia; Roland Boer, Renmin University, China; Gary D. Bouma Monash University, Australia; Hilary M. Carey, University of Bristol, UK; Stephen A. Chavura, independent scholar, Australia; Matthew Chrulew, Curtin University, Australia; Michael Hoelzl, The University of Manchester, UK; Marion Maddox, Macquarie University, Australia; Kathleen McPhillips, University of Newcastle, Australia; Holly Randell-Moon, University of Otago, New Zealand; Timothy Stanley, University of Newcastle, Australia; Ian Tregenza, Macquarie University, Australia
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Religion after Secularization in Australia
Editors: Timothy Stanley
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137551382
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-53689-1Published: 06 October 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-55138-2Published: 01 September 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 233
Topics: Religion and Society, Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Sociology of Religion, Social Aspects of Religion